Mattresses



April 16, 1957 H. BORNSTEIN 2,788,533

MATTRESSES Filed July 22, 1954 Inventor Han/1y 501115215101 (Emma/MA minE=m2--m1 Attorney agrsasss aMATT-RESSES Henr jBOrnstiein, Manchester,"England, assignor to EQB. C. Liihited, Manchester, Englanma Britishearn- Application-July 22, 1-954,-Serial=No. 444,943 4 Claims."(CUB-344) This invention relates to mattresses. Amattressin accordancewith-the invention is adapted "to be doubled over andahas fasteningmeans whereby partsathereof can 'be releasably fastened together withone part doubled over another so as to form a bag-like containingportion, and carrying means whereby the parts "are'fastened together.

Themattress' may be lined 'andhave a filling of kapok and h yenrorefillingat one end soas to form a'headrest pillow a1; "the said end.

The said "fasteningmeansare preferably sliding clasp fasteners.

The said carrying means may comprise a pair of carrying handles attachedtothe mattress.

Each of the parts which are attachable together may be about one-thirdof the length of the mattress and one of the said parts be at one end ofthe mattress while one carrying handle may be at the extremity of thesaid end and the other carrying handle at about two-thirds of the lengthof the mattress from the first named handle, whereby the mattress whencarried will hang uniformly from the handles in three more or less equalparts in side-by-side relationship.

Instead of the two handles, there may be one handle at the saidextremity and a slit or slot in the mattress through which the saidhandle can be threaded so that the part of the mattress which does notform the containing portion can hang flap-like over the mouth of thesaid portion whilst leaving the handle accessible and be retained in thecovering position by the engagement of the handle with the said slit orslot.

A lateral stiffening member may be provided at one end of the mattress.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate more or lessdiagrammatically constructional examples of the inventi0n- Figure 1 is aperspective view of a mattress according to the invention,

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the mattress in a folded position, and

Figure 3 is a perspective view of a mattress in a folded position andillustrates another construction.

Referring to Figures 1 and 2 of the drawings, in the construction showntherein, there is provided a mattress sack 1 one side 2 of which iscomposed of waterproof material, for example leather cloth, and theother side 3 of a non-waterproof material. The mattress sack 1 is filledwith any suitable stuffing material, for example, kapok, to produce athin mattress capable of "being folded as will hereinafter be explained,and is provided with spaced rows 4 of lateral stitching for preventingthe stuffing from becoming longitudinally displaced. At one UnitedStates Patent 0 away from the end .11 of the mattress. handles 15 and 16may consistof bands or strips of fabric from that end 10 which is remotefrom the head-rest 6 or pillow. One half 11 of thesliding clasp fastener8 is attached by sewing along the longitudinaledgefi of the mattress andextends from the closed end 7 of the fastener 8 nearly to the end 10 ofthe mattress, whilst the other half 12 of the sliding clasp fastener .8is also attached to the longitudinal .edge 9 of the mattress andextendsfromthe closed end '7 .of the fasteners to a point abouttwo-thirds of the length of themattress away from the end 10 of themattress. The other longitudinal edge 13 of the mattress is providedwith a closed-ended sliding claspfastener 14 sewn to it in 'a similarpositionrelative to the end 10 of the mattress. A closed pocket extendsacross the mattress at the end 10 and contains an elongated piece 21 offlexible wood, cane or the like which keeps the said end from bucklingor sagging.

The mattress is further provided with a pair of centrally disposedcarryinghandles 15'and 16 respectively, one handle 15 being provided ator near the end 10 and the other handle 16 being connected to thewaterproof side 2 or the mattress laterally nearly opposite those of theopen ends of the sliding claspfasteners 8 and 14 which are abouttwo-thirds of the length of themattress The carrying sewn or otherwiseattached to the mattress.

The sliding clasp fasteners 8 and 14 are so arranged that the firstthird part 17 of the mattress, measured from the end 19, can be foldedover the second third part 18 so that the mattress becomes doubled over,and the two halves of each sliding clasp fastener can then be broughtinto connection by means of their slides so as to convert the parts 17and 18 of the mattress into a bag or container the ends of which areformed by the closed slide clasp fasteners 8 and 14, and the sides bythe mattress parts 17 and 18 and the bottom by the fold made between thesaid parts. The waterproof side 2 of the mattress provides the innerside of the bag. The mattress can be carried by the carrying handles 15and 16 with the last third part 19 of the mattress hanging downalongside the part 18, and with the mouth of the bag or container soformed facing upwardly. The mattress when being carried presents apleasing appearance due to the fact that it hangs from the carryinghandles 15 and 16 in three side-by-side more or less equal portions. Theelongated piece 21 keeps the one edge and therefore also the other edgeof the bag from buckling or sagging.

The bag or container can be utilised for carrying articles to and fromthe beach, especially wet or damp articles such as towels, bathing wearand the like, and the waterproofed inside of the so formed bag orcontainer prevents the wetness or dampness from spreading. The mattressis therefore handy for taking to sea-side beaches, rivers, lakes and onpicnics, and serves the double purpose of providing something waterproofand yet soft to lie on, and when not employed for lying on, a waterproofbag or container.

In addition to serving as a bag or container for carrying articles, thebag or container may serve as a sleeping bag for a baby, in which casethe third parts 17 and 18 can be folded together in the reversedirection or turned inside out, so that the non-waterproof side 3 of themattress forms the inner side of the bag or con- 3 tainer, preparatoryto closing the two slide clasp fasteners 8 and 14.

The presence of the fasteners and handles does not interfere with theuse of the mattress, when opened out, on a bed as an addition to orinstead of the usual mattress employed on a bed.

In another construction, illustrated in Figure 3 wherein like referencenumerals indicate parts similarto corresponding parts in Figures 1 and2, the mattress is as hereinbefore described, except that the handle 16between the parts 18 and 19 is omitted, but a slot or slit 20 isprovided at the place from which the handle is omitted and extends fromone side of the mattress to the other so that the remaining handle 15can be threaded through it and the third part 19 of the mattress thencover and hang like a flap over the mouth of the bag when the slidingclasp fasteners 8 and 14 are closed. The engagement of the slit 20 bythe handle 15 acts to keep the mouth of the bag closed and the thirdpart 19 of the mattress serves to cover the mouth whilst the bag isbeing carried in its bag form.

I claim:

1. A multipurpose mattress comprising, inner and outer elongated covermembers having secured together opposite longitudinal side edges andtransverse end edges secured with filling between said cover members,said cover members and filling having longitudinally spaced transverserows of stitching therethrough and forming a mattress structure, saidmattress being foldable on first and second transverse lines of foldcoinciding with certain rows of stitching providing a foot sectionextending inwardly from one end and a head rest section extendinginwardly from an opposite end thereof and an intermediate sectiontherebetween, said sections being substantially equal in length wherebythe foot section may be folded from a coplanar mattress relationship ofthe sections onto the intermediate section to form therewith a bag andthe head rest section may swing relative thereto, slide fastener deviceshaving first elongated runs secured to opposite side edges of the footsection from said one end thereof to said first line of fold and secondelongated runs secured to opposite side edges of the intermediatesection and extending from said first to the second line of fold, slideclasp member slidable along said first and second runs from said firstline of fold in bag forming relation of the foot and intermediatesections to connect the edges of said sections together in bag formingrelation, a stiffening member secured in said one end of the mattress,and carrying handle means secured to said structure.

2. A multipurpose mattress set forth in claim lwherein one said coveringmember consists of waterproof material.

3. A multipurpose mattress set forth in claim 1 wherein said carryinghandle means includes a handle secured to said one end of the structure.

4. A multipurpose mattress set forth in claim 1 wherein said handlemeans includes a handle secured to said one end of the structure andanother handle secured to the structure at said second line of folddisposed so as to lie adjacent the first named handle in bag formingrelation of said foot and intermediate sections.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS1,951,527 Oas Mar. 20, 1934 2,045,784 Levy June 30, 1936 2,109,881Goldberg Mar. 1, 1938 2,315,126 Michalke Mar. 30, 1943 2,659,404 KelseyNov. 17, 1953 FOREIGN PATENTS 719,597 Germany Apr. 13, 1 942

